The objective of education is to provide opportunities for students to reach their full potentials in the area of educational, vocational, social and emotional development. Guidance and counselling is the bedrock for achieving self-actualization. It is a process of helping people to discover their needs, interest and capabilities in order to formulate their own goals and make plans to realize them. An analysis of guidance and counselling services in providing adequate guidance for Nigerian students in primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions is of paramount importance. This paper examined the concept of guidance and counselling, objectives of guidance and counseling centre, benefits of guidance and counseling programmes, facilities for effective guidance and counselling , characteristics of an effective counsellor, methods of counselling, and, roles and functions of the school counsellor are highlighted. In conclusion, this paper identified factors of functional school guidance and counselling programme that could enhance positive results.
Download Free PDF View PDF
This study assessed teachers perception on guidance counseling in senior secondary school in ikpoba-okha L.G.A of Edo State. The research design used was survey. One hundred teachers from selected senior secondary schools were used. The instrument used to collect data was close ended nine items. The reliability of the instrument was 0.83 using Guttman Split Half. The data were analysed using t-test and descriptive statistics (mean and percentage). Finding in this study show that Teachers and counselors from public and private school have no significant difference in their perception for effective counseling role in secondary school. Also male teachers and counsellor from public and private school have no significance difference in their perception for effective counseling role in secondary school.. However there was no significant difference between the perception of female teachers and counselors from public school and private school on guidance counseling. In other words, their perception are the same. Recommendations were made and suggestions for further study.
Download Free PDF View PDF
The book titled “Counselling for Functional and Sustainable Education: A 21st Century Approach” is a maiden edition of Science and Education Development Institute (SEDInst) intended for student, neophyte and professional counsellors, care givers, researchers and all that need help in educational, vocational and personal-social matters. Education is an informal and formal teaching and learning process aimed at improving knowledge and the development of skills from elementary to higher education. Counselling is a significant means of functionalising and sustaining education through its array of qualitative services meant to make education goals meaningful and achievable to its recipient. The main objective of the book which is a blend of chapters on reviewed and empirical studies is to equip individuals with relevant data for subsequent researches, satisfy their personal quest for knowledge and meet their needs. The book contains a total of ten chapters that began with an introductory presentation on “Counselling for Sustainable Education: Issues in the 21st Century” and ended with “Impact of Anxiety, Self-Concept and Truancy on the Off-Task Behaviour of primary school Children in Warri Metropolis”. Each chapter, especially chapters eight to ten were carefully selected and written with accurate and appropriate literature review, methodology, discussions, findings and recommendations. We give God all the credit for His enabling grace in making this book a reality and we deeply appreciate the privilege given to us by Mr. F. O. Abulude, the president of Science and Education Development Institute (SEDInst) in ensuring that a book chapter in counselling is accorded its apt position in the scheme of things in academic environment. The effort of meaningful scholars who contributed various chapters and authors whose materials were used that cumulated to the success of the book is also acknowledged. This edition will create possibility for subsequent editions in the realm of counselling. Dr. (Mrs) Agbajor, Helena Tsaninomi Editor – in – Chief Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education, P.M.B. 1251, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.
Download Free PDF View PDF
